The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-06
OVER THE STATE.

three years old, was horribly mangled
by heavy wagon while playing in
the street.
A stroke of lightning killed three ne.
gcoes at work in Donald Smiths tobac.
co field, on the old West place, near
Hadenville, named Solomon Snowden
aud woman and boy, names I'M
known.
DR.. w. R, Tompkius, one of the
leading citizens Of Gallatin, while la
boring under mentOl alteration caused
from sickness, jumped from second
story window and fell on the pavement,
killing himself Instantly.
John Pickett and his wife were
drinking some VINE near Chattanooga,
when Pickett playfulIy pointed his
gun at his wife, The gun WAS dis.
charged, bIowing the witr's skull into
fragments. |: is suspicioued to have
been n murder.
Jackson Wing: From friend, we
learn that horrible tragedy took
place ut POcahontas, McNairy county,
last Friday. Two old citizens, named
helms and Keeth, had personal diff
ticulty, growing nut of a former
grudge, and fought with knives, both
being killed.
A Morristown special to the Nash,
vile American says: News has Just
reached here that Ewie Herner, liv-
ing in the upper portion Of Hamblen
county. committed suicide, his body
being found hanging to rafter in the
barn. He was farmer of so years,
in good circumstances and leaves a
vile and several children. For sumo
time past he has been troubled with
mental alteration.
Dresden Enterprise: Martin is said
to have had big sensation. Last
Sunday newly horn babe WAS found
prone on the ground in the cemetery
with its hack TO the hot, broilng sun.
1t was alive and was taken care of.
1t has since been developed that the
founding is the child of a young un'
married woman living at Martin, who
has acknowledged that she is it;
mother, AMI has taken il in charge.
Christian county has a sensation il
the shape Of wild mustang horse
that jumps fences like deer; eat
growing corn like drove of hogs
and has hitherto stubbornly aud sue
cessfully resisted being captured o
shot. The horse is offered as re
ward to any man who can catch him
His place of rendezvous is on tn,
Greeuvills road, iU the neighborhoo'
If Mrs. Lacy'S and Jonas COurtney's
-ClarksvlIe Chronicle.
Taller, Crudup d Co., railroad
cont actors, Of Chattanooga; d. q
Crudup u Co., ore contractors, of In
man, Tenn, aud the Tabier CruduI
Coal and Coke Company, of Daisy
Tenn, three firms represented by j
II. Ts6ler aud ID. q. Crudup, o
Chattanooga, made an assignment
Saturday for the benefit of their cred
itUrs, to w. E. Basket and I. H
Ewing. Their liabilities are abou
$1,000 and their assets are said t
exceed $250,000, The cause for til
assignment was pressing demand O
some Of the creditors. The assigne
expresses the opinion that the credi
tors will he paid in full.
Mrs. Della W. Butler, of Malesu,
has confederate flag, which WA
used us flag Of truce at Fort Pillow
hy General Forrest. The flag is
square piece of domestic, yellow wit
aye, tied to a stick by one corner
Gen. Forrest sent the flag into III
fort by Lieut., Mercer Otney to al
3 i range the terms of surrender Lieut.,
Otney aud Donaldson were guests q
Mrs. Buffers fathers family, Nj
Talbot at the time. After the battl
Lieut.. Butler gave the flag to Mi
Talhot, now Mrs. Butler, to hem 70
handkerchief. such things heIng